Virginia Lee Bryan

Virginia Lee Bryan passed away April 5, 2023 in her Tifton home surrounded by loved ones. The graveside service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday at Crown Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Andrew Donaldson officiating. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 PM until 7:30 PM at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors. Lee was born January 12, 1936 in Collingswood, New Jersey to Seaford Fox Jackson and Florine McDaniel Hill. Growing up, Lee spent time with her father during the summer but lived with her mother in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, which she considered to be her home. After her graduation from Kings Mountain High School Lee moved to Albany, Georgia to live with her father and to attend the Perry Business School. During this time Lee was introduced to Aaron Bryan, the love of her life. They married in 1955 and remained so until his death in 2005. Lee was a devoted wife and mother to three sons. The family attended Porterfield United Methodist Church where she was an active member of the Fellowship Sunday School Class. Lee retired from the Dougherty County School System after a long career serving as a secretary for a variety of administrators. In her free time, she could be found on a variety of Albany ballfields attending many sporting events in which her sons participated. She loved needlework and sewing, the beach, the mountains, and enjoyed the company of her friends with whom she attended concerts, took trips, and played bunco. Lee was preceded in death by her husband Aaron, her parents, her younger sister Becky Hill, and daughter-in-law Rebecca Crawford Bryan. She is survived by her three sons, Timothy Aaron Bryan (Nancy), Mark Christopher Bryan, and Joel Randall Bryan. Lee is also survived by two granddaughters, Charlotte Lee Bryan Donaldson (Andrew) and Abigail Josephine Bryan and three grandsons, Wesley Roger Thornhill, Preston Glenn Thornhill and Trevor Martin Thornhill. She is survived by four great grandsons, James Timothy Donaldson, John Wesley Thornhill, Easton Lee Thornhill, Colton Lane Thornhill and one great granddaughter, Emma Louise Donaldson. Lee is additionally survived by her beloved brothers Karl Abel Hill (Linda) and Norman LeCompte Hill and brothers and sisters in law Mary Bryan, Bill Bryan (Barbara) and Joe Bryan (Barbara). She loved all her many nephews and nieces. In lieu of flowers, Lee requested that donations be given to Ruth’s Cottage and The Patticake House in Tifton, an organization serving victims of child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault which that she faithfully supported in her later years. P. O. Box 2727, Tifton, GA 31793.

Virginia Lee Bryan

January 12, 1936 - April 5, 2023